The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-04-29

v90g 80 1870
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srRsxoYIrLp, Ill, April lA-rhs -.
mains Of the late President Lincoin ana
NrA Lincoln were removed. opened ano
identified yesterday, and turned over y
the Monument Association BY the Lincoln
Guard OF Honor. On the night Of Novem |,
ber 4 1s76 Mullin and Hughes, two Chi !
caRo thieves made an unsuccessful ~ |
tempt 20 steal the BODY Of tho
late President Lincoln. The marble
sarcophagus. IN which Il WAS inciosed'
and which was exposed to vicwof visitors
through the iron grating on the north side
OF the monument was forced open ana
the CONN was taken out but ~ this point
the robbers were interforcd with oy cor'
tain persons secretod In the monument
who had received information that the
robbery was to be attempted. Since thai
time the public mind has been IN = state
Of uncertainty a. to the real resting piace
OF the d artyrs body, report having gone
out that Il WAS not returned TO the sarco-
phagus after the attempted robbery. Al
the mystery that has attached 70
the matter - now cleared away. n
appears that the body was replaced ID
the sarcophagus, and remained there TOT
about week. The members Of the ASSOC
citation, however. felt thatit was insecure
and IL was subsequently removed 70 Q
place Of greater safety. Originally inc
Lincoln guard Of honor, which - composer
OF some Of the best known and most nign'
IL respected citizens Of Springfield, was
---I-l - n 1nfI0a nj this
association has been TO sacredly guard the
body Of the dead President. During the
month OF November. 1878. the members OF
| the guard with their own hands pre-
| pared vault within the monument Tor
| tho body. An excavation was made In the
| earth about thirty feet south OF
| the sarcophagus, and tho body
| was safely deposited therein and
| the mouth Of the excavation closed. The
1 atmosphere at the point whore the exca'
walton was made was almost sitting. and
| the work was prosecuted at different
times during the still hours Of the night,
with no human eye 10 witness II, save
those who were assisting in the labor o.
love.
Two DAYS after the funeral Of Mrs. Lin
coin IN July. 1852, her body was taken oy
the guard and laid beside her husband.
The members bound themselves by the
solemnitv OF an oath not to reveal wha,
had been done until the proper time, ano
that time has now arrived.
| Yesterday both Of the bodies were taken
by the Lincoln Guard OF Honor, In inc
presence Of the Monument Association
and placed in new receptacle prepared
for them during the week. This recep
| tacle Is In the earth. near where the sar
cophacus has 50 long stood. 1t has on tn
bottom twelve inches Of cement. and ha'
, double walls OF brick. The entrance Y
, Il. now that the bodies have been PLACED
in their final resting place, Is cemente'
over. and this will in time become as soli'
q rock.
After this work had been completed
the bodies were formally turned over D
| the guard to the Monument Association
and accepted BY II.
Before being finally entombed. the com
Of Lincoln was opened and the BODY iue'
tiled. The hair and beard have all falle
"a and the face is discolored, but the col
|, tour Is still perfect and the face il said
! stronrly resemble that Of the broni
!, statue in the monument.
|. SPRINGFIELD, April 15-This being u
/ twnnty-sccond anniversary Of the deaf
4 ! OF Abraham Lincoln, memorial exercise
I, under the auspices OF the Lincoln GuaI
4 OF Honor were held at two o'clock n
4 afternoon in the hall Of the House Of Re
: rcssntatives. After prayer by Rev. y
! NcElroy and singing by local quartet
the spening address was delivered Dy a
! 1T. Rev George Fox Seymour, Bishop
& the diocese Of Springfield Mrs MAJOR
q johnson gave . recitation, which was =.
q lowed by . solo entitled s'The Tear"
Than n
n dress was delivered by Hon. w. n. q
u linz 81 Quincy. the theme being the II
|. ana character Of the great emancipat'
q which was ably and eloquently ia
r. died.
Hon. Clinton l. Conkling, member
n the Lincoln Guard Of Honor, recited
20 oft-repeatcd story Of the attempt ma
u. BY vandals in 1870 to steal and spirit aw
II. the remains Of Lincoln, and how the
=. mains were removed TO . secret place
liz provide against any further attemptof
ng kind. :.
he The duet .Abide With Me-" BY n
in Henkle and Mr.. Frank Jones, member!
20 q city church choir, was rendere1, 81
which the benediction was pronoun.
BY Rev. d. 8. johnson, pastor Of the
ond Presbyterian Church.
The hall was crowded, the House,
honor Of the event. having adjourn
~ over.
For some unaccountable reason,
work OF moving the remains from WI
tor they have remained since 1915 and plae
80 them in q vault on the north side IN
~. ave or six feet OF cement and solid r.
- was sought to be kept secret This
mo the fact that for years the public had l
Oht led to believe they were In the ma
IN. sarcophagus TO be seen ct
80 times through their iron graf
~ Thousands OF people In this and o
~ parts OF the country were advised e
,,or contrary. This marble sarcophagus
~ been placed Immediately above the
Of cement and rock covering the remS
me This il done to convey the impres
~. thsa the remains are therein.
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